{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b8aa9684258bddfd20a21a25","clusterId":"c_009a1b5167676649ebba1a27","slug":"hallmark-s-halo-xbox-ornament-plays-halo-2-theme","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Hallmark's Halo Xbox Ornament Plays Halo 2 Theme","summary":"Hallmark has released a Christmas ornament modeled on the semi-transparent original Xbox console from the Halo special edition. Pressing the power button lights it green and plays the console startup sound plus \"Halo Theme MJOLNIR Mix\" from Halo 2. It is sold on Amazon for 5,457 yen. A separate Hallmark ornament of the original PlayStation console, with light and sound, is listed at 5,133 yen.","whyItMatters":"Hallmark's ornament line now treats the Halo edition Xbox and the original PlayStation as parallel nostalgia objects, priced within a few hundred yen of each other, which says more about who buys game merchandise than about either console.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHallmark already made an original Xbox ornament in 2024. The new one goes for the Halo special edition, the semi-transparent shell rather than the plain black box.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePressing the power button lights it green and plays the console startup sound, followed by \u0026#34;Halo Theme MJOLNIR Mix\u0026#34; from Halo 2. It sells on Amazon for 5,457 yen.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHallmark lists a PlayStation ornament with light and sound at 5,133 yen. Prices and stock are as of the article\u0026#39;s publication.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hallmark's new Xbox ornament is the semi-transparent Halo special edition. Press the power button and it lights green, plays the startup sound, then \"Halo Theme MJOLNIR Mix\" from Halo 2. 5,457 yen on Amazon. A PlayStation ornament with light and sound is listed too.","twitterPost":"Hallmark made a Halo special-edition Xbox ornament: semi-transparent shell, green light on the power button, startup sound and \"Halo Theme MJOLNIR Mix\" from Halo 2. 5,457 yen on Amazon. A PlayStation ornament with light and sound is listed at 5,133 yen.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Hallmark's latest game console ornament is the semi-transparent Halo special edition Xbox. Pressing the power button lights it green and plays the startup sound plus \"Halo Theme MJOLNIR Mix\" from Halo 2. It is on Amazon for 5,457 yen, alongside a PlayStation ornament with light and sound at 5,133 yen.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/23/174003.html\",\"title\":\"A Christmas ornament recreating the special-edition original Xbox from \\\"Halo\\\" is here! It also has a gimmick that plays the startup sound and theme song\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4683,"outputTokens":619,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792754550,"createdAt":"2026-10-23T11:19:45.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T11:21:10.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-23T11:21:10.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_009a1b5167676649ebba1a27","canonicalTitle":"『Halo』特別仕様の初代XBOX本体を再現したクリスマスオーナメントが登場！ 起動音やテーマ曲が流れるギミックも","representativeArticleId":"a_8a7d73b637b16f93c1ac907d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Halo\",\"Halo 2\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-23T09:30:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-23T09:30:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-23T11:21:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/23/174003.html","title":"『Halo』特別仕様の初代XBOX本体を再現したクリスマスオーナメントが登場！ 起動音やテーマ曲が流れるギミックも"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Halo","Halo 2"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}